Ways to Make Money Online With Google

Making Money Online With Google

Following a recent post I wrote about how to take advantage of the holidays and boost your AdSense earnings with the help of Google’s affiliate program, I was surprised to see that there are still “some” that have never heard about Google’s affiliate network before. So to show you that there are still some who does not know all the ways how we can make money with Google. That said, I will summarize “almost” every publishers solution Google provides.

To start, you should know that there are basically two ways to earn money from Google. For clarification purposes, I have separated these two forms into “direct” and “indirect”. Direct means the actual solution Google provides you to make money, e.g. AdSense, GAN (Google Affiliate Network), etc. Indirect means the tools, methods, tactics and so forth to help you convert. Mind you that you can literally start your own small online business with Google alone, and all the tools of the trade required are 100% free. Can’t beat that!

What are the direct methods to making money online with Google?

AdSense For Content: Display targeted ads on your website. Probably the most “popular” in the whole internet. If you are building your online business and never heard of AdSense, you are in big trouble. There are many AdSense tips here which you can use to help you improve your earnings. On a side note, if you are in doubt whether AdSense is good form to make money, watch Lisa’s video and see how she broke her own monthly record of $5.000 plus recently.

AdSense For Search: As the name suggest, you can embed a short piece of code in to your website and allows users to search your site or the web. The search result pages displays ads and you can earn money when users click on them. Build a “custom search engine” to take advantage of this opportunity to its fullest.

Adsense For Domains: Google’s domain parking program is probably not too appealing for everyone. However it is still a good form to monetize those unused/undeveloped domains, rather than sitting there idle. Very recently, Google has changed the way you can park your domains and has simplified the process of setting it up, as compared to the previous “slightly” more complicated form. As of two days ago, to get your domain setup with AdSense for domains, you can simply delegate your domains’ nameserver to Google’s DNS nameserver and that’s it.

Google Affiliate Network (GAN): I have written several articles about GAN and ways to increase your earnings. With Google Affiliate Network, publishers can access cost-per-action (CPA) or affiliate ads. With GAN you can work with advertisers who will pay you a performance fee for driving a sale or other type of conversions depending on the program. Plus, what many AdSense publishers still don’t know is that GAN is now integrated with AdSense and it is now easier to reach the threshold as both are consolidated into one account for payment purposes.

Other Google Ways: Aside from the above, Google also has for “qualified” publishers, several other programs. I won’t get into much details here as they are not available for everyone so just to let you know, they are – AdSense for mobile apps, Adsense for TV, AdSense for video, and AdSense for games.

What are the indirect methods to making money online with Google?

Google Search Engine: Now everyone should know about Google.com, right? If you do your SEO properly, you have greater chances of ranking well in the SERPs. By this you get more traffic and more traffic is closer to getting more conversions. Google has provided an excellent eBook which to me is one of thebest seo tips ever made public by Mr. G.

Google Webmaster Tools: As part of your SEO campaign, the one thing that you should definitely do is submit your site to be more visible to search engines (includes, Bing, Blekko, etc.). Google webmaster tools gathers statistic and technical data which are very useful for your SEO. In addition you can use the “search queries” feature where you can further improve your earnings by using Google’s webmaster tools.

Google Analytics (GA): Same as Google webmaster tools, GA provides a plethora of information where publishers can leverage search data or content on their website. Drive specific products available through Google Affiliate Network advertisers or any affiliate program for that matter. Here is an example of how to increase conversions using your most viewed articles in GA.

Google Insights/Trends: Knowing what people are looking for is “virtually” the first step to successful marketing. Google Insights and Trends provides you with search trend data that you can use to “pinpoint” hot searches and subsequently market products or services accordingly. Considering that December is a month where many people spend money online to buy stuff, why not give it a try and promote hot products with think holiday.

Google Ad Planner: This tool Increases your website’s visibility and ensure the most compelling description and traffic data to what matters most, to advertisers. You should really use this as it helps a lot. Here is more info about Google’s Ad Planner.

Blogger.com: How can I forget about the blogging platform that got me started in all this. Google’s Blogger solution is accessible to anyone and have been constantly upgraded and improved over the years. If you are just starting your online journey and not sure whether you should immediately go for a self hosted platform, or on a tight budget, Blogger.com has the necessary ingredients to get you started. It is easy to use and is ready for AdSense, GAN and Amazon.com. With some limitations, there is no reason why you can’t start making money online with Google right away.

 we all would appreciate you letting us know by saying it on the comment section. What other ways to making money online with Google that you know of?